Which to use
“sama” is a pronoun and “shame” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,025
- “sama” frequency rank
- #36,228
- “shame” frequency rank
- 64253
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sama | shame |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma nominativo feminino singular do pronome sám | vergonha; desonra |
Letter map: sama vs shame
Shared letters muted; letters that set sama and shame apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. sama runs 4 letters (CVCV) against shame's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for sama / shame
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sama is apronoun and shameanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64253, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sama is recorded at frequency rank #28,025, classified as apron. shame is at rank #36,228, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ʃeɪm/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 64253, this pair ranks #5,856 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sama vs shame
Shared letters: ams. Private to "sama": -. Private to "shame": eh.
"sama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "shame" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sama" and "shame" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "sama" or "shame"?
Useful next steps
Pair "sama" vs "shame" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "sama" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "shame" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,856 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sama" and "shame" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "shame vs shire". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #5,856 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.